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Venus Williams awarded a wild card at Indian Wells for singles and doubles

It will be Williams' 10th career appearance in the tournament, which runs March 4-15. A year ago, she was given a wild card, but didn't accept it

World Cup build-up influences MLS opening as league eyes 2027 change

MLS is hoping after that to see the so-called "World Cup Bump," or a surge in interest that both men's and women's leagues often experience around soccer's premier tournament

Murky outlook for business amid Trump's new moves against SC tariff verdict

Trump admin says its tariffs help boost American manufacturers and reduce trade gap, but many US businesses have had to raise prices and adjust in other ways to offset higher costs spurred by tariffs

Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill at least 12, intensifying regional tensions

Death toll from Friday's strikes was unusually high and comes at a moment of intensified tensions in the region as United States has threatened to strike Iran- a backer of both Hezbollah and Hamas

US military strikes another alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific, killing 3

Friday's attack raises the death toll from the Trump administration's strikes on alleged drug boats to at least 148 people in at least 43 attacks carried out since early September

Directing govt agencies to release files on UFOs, aliens and more: Trump

Trump made the announcement hours after he accused former President Obama of disclosing 'classified information' when Obama recently suggested in a podcast interview that aliens were real

Saudi Arabia may enrich uranium under proposed US deal, warn experts

The push for a Saudi-US deal comes as Trump threatens military action against Iran if it doesn't reach a deal over its nuclear program

Trump climate health rollback may hit poor, minority areas hardest: Experts

The Trump administration said the finding - a cornerstone for many regulations aimed at fighting climate change - hurts industry and the economy

Nasa conducts second rocket fuelling test for Artemis moon mission

Nasa completed the test late at night and said there was minimal hydrogen leakage, well within safety limits

Asian shares are mixed, US futures up as AI fears drag Wall Street lower

Crude prices have been climbing as both the United States and Iran signal they are prepared for war if talks on Tehran's nuclear programme fizzle out

Social media firms face legal reckoning over mental health harms to kids

Now, these tech giants are getting a chance to make their case in courtrooms around the country, including before a jury for the first time

Venezuela approves amnesty bill that could free many political prisoners

The measure is expected to benefit opposition members, activists, human rights defenders, journalists and many others who were targeted by the ruling party over the past 27 years

Mexico, El Salvador seize over 10 tonnes of cocaine amid deadly US strikes

Mexican authorities said the seizure was made with intelligence shared US Northern Command and the US Joint Interagency Task Force South

US sends largest force of warships, aircraft to Middle East in decades

Trump has repeatedly threatened to use force to compel Iran to agree to constrain its nuclear program and earlier over Tehran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests

Former Prince Andrew released 11 hours after his arrest amid Epstein probe

He was released under investigation, meaning he has neither been charged nor exonerated

New US govt order could lead to detention of thousands of legal refugees

DHS 'may maintain custody for the duration of the inspection and examination process,' said the memo, which was filed Wednesday

US pays $160 million of $4 billion it owes to UN, Trump promises more funds

UN has said the United States owes $2.19 billion to its regular budget, including $767 million for this year, as well as $1.8 billion to a separate budget for the far-flung UN peacekeeping operations

Trump says 9 Board of Peace members pledge $7 bn for Gaza relief

Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, UAE, Morocco, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and Kuwait are the countries that are making pledges, Trump added

US trade deficit slipped to $901 billion last year amid Trump tariffs

The trade gap surged from January-March as US companies tried to import foreign goods ahead of Trump's taxes, then narrowed most of the rest of the year

Former South Korean President Yoon gets life term for imposing martial law

Judge Jee Kui-youn said he found Yoon guilty of rebellion for mobilizing military and police forces in an illegal attempt to seize the liberal-led National Assembly